Bradford Park Avenue will renew acquaintances with Kidderminster Harriers on Saturday as they meet for a third time this season.

Conference North outfit Bradford will again have home advantage over the club knocking on the door of the Football League.

More than a division separates Avenue from their visitors, who are chasing promotion from the Conference Premier.

The clubs will be battling for a place in the FA Trophy second round after they clashed twice in the FA Cup.

The initial FA Cup meeting, at Horsfall Stadium, ended in a draw, and Kidderminster edged through 2-1 after extra time at home in the replay.

Bradford boss John Deacey said: “The Trophy draw couldn’t have been more freaky.

“You can look at it two ways. We did really well in both games against Kidderminster, so after a draw and a one goal defeat it could be our turn.

"Or they could be really wanting to make a point and give us a hiding third time around.

“It's one of those that’s impossible to predict, but one thing is for sure - they will not relish coming here. They know we are good enough to give them a run for their money, and they won’t fancy another game on our pitch.”

The pitch at Horsfall is a contentious issue. Avenue are not pleased about the state of it and felt it contributed to them dropping two points last Saturday.

Following the 1-1 draw against Boston United, assistant manager Mark Hume suggested that it was the reason that they play better football away from home.

Deacey will be more concerned about the surface than he is about his squad. No new injuries have come to light and players are returning to fitness, so he should even have a strong bench.

Midfielder Simon Lenighan is likely to be missing as he returned to Leeds United after his loan deal expired following the Boston game.

Hume confirmed that the club had asked their Championship neighbours to extend Lenighan’s stay but that there are no developments so far.

The players are ready for another clash with the Harriers, and centre back James Knowles said: “We are full of determination for this one, and after taking them so close twice, we certainly don’t have anything to fear.

“The lads are looking forward to testing themselves again. This time we have nothing to prove and nothing about the game should scare us. If we take our chances, we can go through and have a run in this competition.

“The last tie was one we should have won but we didn’t and Kidderminster got a fair draw in the next round. For us it was a case of what might have been.”